How to make apple watch face change automatically

Q: Can you set Apple Watch faces to change automatically?

Launch the Shortcuts app on your iPhone. Tap the Automation tab at the bottom of the screen. Tap Create Personal Automation. Select Arrive or Leave, depending on when you want the watch face to change.

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If you regularly use different watch faces for different times of the day, you might be tired of switching between them manually. What if Apple Watch did this automatically? Here how to automatically change your Apple Watch face during the day.

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Can you set Apple Watch faces to change automatically?
Why is my Apple Watch face not changing?
How do you quick switch Apple Watch faces?
Can you shuffle Apple Watch faces?

Ideally, Apple Watch should have a built-in setting for changing watch faces at a specific time. Say, a Modular watch face from 10 AM to 6 PM, and a Photos watch face from 6 PM to 10 AM. While this is still a pipe dream, starting with watchOS 7, you can change your watch face at a specific time using the built-in Shortcuts Automation app on your iPhone.

The entire setup process works using the Automations feature in the Shortcuts app. Once it’s set up, you can forget about it. You’ll see a notification when the shortcut is triggered.

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To start the setup process, open the “Shortcuts” app on your iPhone and then switch to the “Automation” tab.

Here, tap the “+” icon in the top-right corner of the screen.

Select the “Personal Automation” option.

From the “New Automation” section, choose the “Time Of Day” option.

Here, select the “Time Of Day” option and enter the time when you want to change your watch face. From the “Repeat” section, make sure that the “Daily” option is selected. Then, tap the “Next” button.

You will now configure the shortcut part of the automation. Here, tap the “Add Action” button.

From the search bar, search for and select the “Set Watch Face” action.

Now, from the “Actions” tab, tap the “Face” button.

You’ll see a list of all your watch faces. Choose the watch face you want to switch to.

The shortcut is now ready. Tap the “Next” button.

Annoyingly, automations in the Shortcuts app don’t actually trigger automatically by default. They need to be triggered from a notification. Fortunately, you can disable this feature. Tap the toggle next to the “Ask Before Running” option.

From the pop-up message, choose the “Don’t Ask” option. Your automation will run automatically in the background, and you’ll only see a notification that the shortcut has run.

Tap the “Done” button from the top to save the automation.

Your automation is now created. At the designated time, it will be triggered and your watch face will change. You’ll get a Shortcuts notifications on your iPhone and Apple Watch.

You can repeat this process to create more automations to set different watch faces at different times.

New to Shortcuts? Take a look at our guide to learn how to use the Shortcuts app.

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Can you set Apple Watch faces to change automatically?

Launch the Shortcuts app on your ‌iPhone‌. Tap the Automation tab at the bottom of the screen. Tap Create Personal Automation. Select Arrive or Leave, depending on when you want the watch face to change.

Why is my Apple Watch face not changing?

Close the Watch app and then restart both your iPhone and your watch again: To close the Watch app on your iPhone, double-click the Home button, then swipe up on the Watch app preview. Turn both devices off together, then restart your iPhone first: Restart your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support.

How do you quick switch Apple Watch faces?

How to switch the watch face on your Apple Watch. Press the Digital Crown to go to the watch face. From your watch face, swipe left or right from edge to edge to see the watch faces that you've added to your faces. Stop when you get to the watch face that you want to use.

Can you shuffle Apple Watch faces?

The first watch face under Photos is a slideshow of the photos in your folder; if you'd like your Apple Watch face to shuffle through the different photos in the selected folder, you can use this face. Otherwise, scroll through the different photo options provided until you see the one you want to use.